File:The London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps Cigarette Card.jpg

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Player's Cigarettes cigarette card representing a riflemen from The London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1859 uniform.

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English: Player's Cigarettes cigarette card representing a riflemen from The London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1859 uniform.

The back of the card reads: "THE LONDON SCOTTISH RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS, 1859. Now: The London Scottish, The Gordon Highlanders

On July 4th 1859, a meeting of Scottish residents of London decided to form a corps known as “The Scottish Rifle Volunteers.” In the S. African War the Regiment send a service company to the Gordon Highlanders. In the Great War the 1st Bn. The London Scottish, was the first Territorial unit to land in France (Sept. 16th 1914) and the T.F. Infantry to be in action (Oct. 31st 1914 at Messines). We show a member of the Highland Company of the London Scottish, 1859, with the mill on Wimbledon Common (then frequently used as a camping ground by London volunteers) in the background.
Date prior to 1939
Source Territorial Force Cigarette Cards (Part One)
Author John Player & Sons Tobacco Company

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